Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
WEDNESDAY, DEC. '. 1887.
Local News.

Let him warm his hands and feet. Pay the printer pay the printer,
 All remember his just due, Pay the printer pay the printer,
 He wants food as we'll as you"
 The mercury dropped to zero last Thursday morning.
 Congressman Granger started for Washington last Thursday morning.
 Christmas will come two weeks from next Sunday. The legal holiday will occur on Monday.
 The Pilgrim church has adopted Richards singing book for use in Sun day School and prayer meeting services. -Messrs E. NJ. Rood and Frederick Bronson were summoned as jurymen to attend court at Falls Village this week. Pianos and Organs, rented or sold on installments, by Capewell the jeweler West Winsted. Ct.
 The through New York sleeping car train (No 5D. leaving Pittsfeld at 10 o'clock Sunday nights, has been discontinued for this season.
 The Episcopal society will hold sociable at the Warner House this Wednesday, evening Dec 2. A table of fancy articles and needlework will be for sale.
 About 40 persons attended the Pilgrim church sociable at J. 0. Rich mond's last Wednesday evening, al- though it was the coldest night of the season, with the mercury lowering about zero.
 It Is stated that the new comet recent ly discovered by the astronomers is visi- ble to the naked eye, and may be found in the evening in the northwest sky. The comet is moving eastward, is large and bright. and promises to become brilliant in few weeks.-[ Exchange. It is said that the Berkshire Courier office at Great Harrington, Mass, has mortised electrotype to be used in the birth column for the benefit of the juni- or editor as an annual labor saving ar engagement This time it is boy, born on Wednesday.-[New Milford Gazette. Mir and Mrs Albert H. Brown, of Walnut, Iowa, are visiting friends in Millerton and Canaan MT Brown yes terday visited his mother in this village. He had not seen her in 32 years. The late Supt N. M. Brown of the Housa- tonic road and the late Luther l.. Brown were his brothers.
 On Monday night of last week, fourteen of s. A. Eddy's sheep were badly bitten by strange dogs. Six of the sheep have already died and some of the others may not survive. The town now has an opportunity to permanent ly invest portion of the dog tax. -One of William Bennett's new barns was raised last Saturday. Soon as this one is covered So that 1t will shelter stock his other new barn will also be raised. The new buildings will be larger than those recently destroyed by fire.
 Deputy Sheriff Richmond has been appointed local agent of the Connecti- cut Humane Society. Now farmers and calf-buyers be careful how you handle calves st Union depot every Tuesday. Crow bait horses whose ribs say "oats wanted within" will now also have a friend to protect them.
 There will be an excursion from Canaan, East Cannan and Norfolk, to Hartford on Wednesday, Dec. IA, under the auspices of the ladies' aid society of the Methodist Eplscopai church of North Cannan. Train leaves Cannan at $40 m: East Cannan 9:46; Norfolk 10:O3. Returning on train leaving Hart ford at APO p m. Only S1.25 for round trip. Tickets for sale at above mention ed stations.
 Mrs Frances P. Bigelow, Altoona, Dak,, writes us under date of Nov 29, renews her subscription to the News,
 
 and takes occasion to say: ''Your paper comes to me weekly in this far-away country, bringing me many things in terestlng; no place so dear to me as Canaan. the land of my birth. Farmers have been blowing until now. Novem Der has been delightful month, warm, no storms, but when the cold begins i, lasts; no thaws until March, then spring is here The cold is intense"
 The presence of Rev Dr. Eddy, O. Canaan, at the installation, recalls ar anecdote Illustrating the Doctors sar castle wit. He was once conversing witt certain Litchfeld county editor, whe1 he bluntly asked the scribe if he evel went to church
 "Sometimes," was the reply. "onct in a while get hold of an item by go ing to church"
 "Humphp' retorted the Doctor, "onc, in a while get hold of an item by read ing the newspapers. "- Norwalk Record
 Through the courtesey of Edito Rodemeyer of the Norwalk Record w to-day show the numerous G. A. R. mel among the readers of the NEWS ho, their Chaplain-in-chief of the Unite, States looks Editor Rodemeyer ha the electrotype made especially for Tn Record but he loaned it to the Norwall